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Healing Through Compassionate Counseling
Empowering you to overcome trauma and addiction safely.
About Anchored Hope
About Lisa
Lisa Shelby is a Licensed Pastor through the Assemblies of God and a passionate faith-based counselor with over seven years of experience offering support through Celebrate Recovery. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Ministry Leadership and is currently completing her certification in Biblical Counseling, expected in 2025.
Lisa is also a Certified Recovery Coach and a Certified Coach and Instructor through Relational Wisdom 360. She combines Biblical teaching with practical relational tools to help individuals, couples, and families navigate life’s challenges with courage, grace, and truth.
Lisa has an incredible life story one marked by resilience, redemption, and unwavering strength found in her Savior, Jesus Christ. Her journey fuels her passion to empower others, reminding them that with Christ, all things are possible. She walks boldly in her calling to be a vessel of hope and healing, offering a safe and compassionate space for restoration.
Her heart is especially drawn to those healing from addiction, childhood trauma, domestic abuse, and relational wounds. She also serves as a supportive resource for those in ministry offering rest, reflection, and spiritual realignment.
Raised in Skagit County, Lisa spent 28 years in St. Louis, Missouri before returning to Washington in 2015. She is a proud mother of three adult daughters and continues to faithfully serve others through pastoral care, prayer, and Christ-centered encouragement.
“The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me… to bind up the brokenhearted…”
— Isaiah 61:1–4
Lisa’s Mission
My mission is to provide compassionate, Christ-centered counseling and recovery support that helps individuals, couples, and families heal from trauma, grow in emotional and spiritual wellness, and experience lasting transformation through the truth of God’s Word.
I am called to walk alongside the brokenhearted, offering a safe space for restoration, prayer, and Biblical wisdom where faith becomes the foundation for healing and hope.
Faith Based Support Through Every Season
Pastoral Counseling
Pastoral counseling is a form of spiritual support that integrates Biblical truth with relational and emotional guidance. Unlike clinical therapy, pastoral counseling focuses on the whole person mind, body, and spirit through the lens of faith.
Lisa offers a safe, non-judgmental space where clients can process life’s challenges while drawing strength from Scripture, prayer, and the presence of God. Each session is personalized to meet you where you are and help you move toward healing, restoration, and purpose.
Whether you’re navigating grief, relationship struggles, spiritual burnout, or a personal crossroads, pastoral counseling invites you to experience hope through faith-based care.
Ideal for individuals, couples, or families seeking:
- Faith-rooted emotional support
- Spiritual direction and prayer
- Guidance through life transitions
- Healing from past hurts
- Support for those in ministry
Couples Counseling
Marriage and relationships can be some of the most rewarding and challenging parts of life. Couples pastoral counseling offers a Christ-centered space to work through conflict, strengthen your connection, and realign your relationship with God’s design for love, grace, and unity.
Whether you’re facing communication struggles, spiritual disconnection, trust issues, or simply want to grow stronger together, Lisa provides compassionate, Biblically grounded support tailored to your unique relationship.
Each session is rooted in Scripture, relational wisdom, and prayer, offering couples practical tools to navigate their journey with Jesus at the center.
Areas of Focus:
- Conflict resolution & emotional reconnection
- Rebuilding trust and intimacy
- Communication skills & active listening
- Healing from past wounds
- Faith-building and spiritual unity
- Pre-marital preparation & blended family support
Family Counseling
Family life is a sacred gift but it can also be complex, especially when there’s conflict, miscommunication, or unhealed wounds. Family pastoral counseling creates a safe, faith-filled environment where families can come together to restore unity, strengthen relationships, and invite Jesus into the center of their home.
Lisa works with families to build understanding, encourage forgiveness, and foster healthy communication all through the lens of Biblical wisdom and compassion. Sessions are tailored to your family’s unique dynamics, with an emphasis on grace, healing, and hope.
Whether you’re navigating parenting challenges, blended family transitions, or generational patterns of pain, Lisa provides support to help families grow stronger together spiritually and emotionally.
Focus Areas:
- Family conflict & communication breakdowns
- Parenting struggles & child behavior challenges
- Healing from family trauma or addiction
- Blended family transitions
- Rebuilding trust after crisis
- Strengthening spiritual connection as a family
Individual Counseling
Life can feel overwhelming, isolating, or confusing but you don’t have to walk through it alone. Individual pastoral counseling offers a safe, faith-filled space to process life’s challenges while drawing strength from Scripture, prayer, and the presence of God.
Lisa provides spiritual guidance that integrates Biblical truth with compassionate support to help you find clarity, healing, and hope. Whether you’re navigating anxiety, past trauma, grief, spiritual burnout, or simply seeking direction, each session is personalized to your journey.
This is not clinical therapy, but a relational and spiritual approach to emotional and spiritual wellness centered on God’s heart for healing and restoration.
Common Areas of Support:
- Anxiety, fear, and overwhelm
- Grief and loss
- Childhood and domestic trauma
- Addiction recovery support
- Identity and self-worth
- Spiritual confusion or disconnect
- Navigating transitions or life decisions
Zoom Counseling
We understand that life can be busy and it's not always easy to make it to in-person therapy sessions. That's why we offer teletherapy services that allow you to connect with Lisa from the comfort of your own home. Her teletherapy sessions are secure, private, and flexible.